it’s xmas time! and we are so proud of our CRITICAL MASS MAPUTO, we’ve finally arrived to our 12th edition which means soon we’ll be celebrating a whole year of this great event, made specially for you and most importantly BY you!

seeing that the month of December is an eventful month, with Christmas and New Year, plus the fact that the last friday of the month is actually the last day of the year, even if interesting, we realized we might run the risk of not having anyone around for this CMM #012, so because of all these details we have decided to change a few things and create a different edition: sunday, December 19th, at 9am at the usual meeting place, Praça da Independência.

The Friday ride went very well. With about 20 participants we formed a mass of cyclists on the streets of Maputo that didn't left motorists indifferent. We all felt more secure riding together. And in the end we stopped at the Writers Garden to take refreshments and chat.

Summer is almost here and with it sunny days and of course relaxing sundays too… cycling!

We’d like you to join us for another Sunday Cycling in the city of Maputo. The idea is to exercise having fun, to cycle helping the future of the planet, our health and finishing off with a nice piknik, full of tasty things to make up for the exercise!!

The plan is to meet at 10am Betinho’s Bike Shop at Av. Kwame Nkrumah nº736 (see map), and from then start pedaling until we drop. We’d like to finish our tour at around 1pm at the Jardim da Ponta Vermelha, na Rua José Macamo (see map), for the BIC I NIC, which basically means a piknik with bikes… and for this feel free to fill up your baskets with goodies to eat and drink together. Whoever has culinary gifts please share them!!!

Obviously everyone is free to join us only for the biking or just for the piknik… but we warn you, it’ll be worth it… don’t say we didn’t say so!!!

You are invited to another Critical Mass bike ride Maputo that will happen on the 30th of July, usually the last Friday of each month. Meeting point at 18:00 with the Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano, Independence Square. Bring your bike. Watch the video of May ride http://vimeo.com/12217220

Sunday, 4 July 2010

Maputo is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and recently there are many cultural activities. These friends started to make every Saturday morning a public performance in several streets, squares and gardens of Maputo. Everyone around stops and gets contaminated by the dance and experimental vibe.

Monday, 28 June 2010

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Sunday, 13 June 2010

Every time I see a cyclist in Maputo I make "thumbs up" for him or her. It works for me as a very simple way of showing support and connecting with this other person. They always reply back and a smile is created there in this beautiful and simple moment. Something much more difficult when driving a car.

Needless to say that Critical Mass Maputo is already a part of our lives, and of the city of Maputo!

We would like, one more time, to remind you that the next CMM 005 will take place this friday, May 28th at 6pm at the usual place… for those who have been too lazy, the usual place is at the Praça da Independência, next to the Cathedral of Maputo.

Come on! May this be your chance to get to know the CMM, and the city of Maputo from another viewpoint and with other feelings. We have already noticed great changes between the first edition, when traffic didn’t even notice us, and the last when the whole city already had a completely different approach towrads this event. It really takes very little to make the world notice how important it is to rethink our transportation ways and think of alternatives, and we, together with you can do so much more!

Celebrate our 5th CMM with us and you’ll see that 1 hour per month is such a satisfaction for us individually and for Maputo!

Thursday, 13 May 2010

Sunday, 2 May 2010

Last here we had presidential elections and in Chókwè the supporters of Frelimo candidate went to the streets spreading their belief. A classical bike being used as a campaign material and spreading the message.

As promised, we haven't given up and are still here almost on our 4th edition of the CRITICAL MASS MAPUTO!

It's already around the corner, on the last friday of the month, on April 30th of 2010.

And of course we never get tired of saying it, this cycling business is a good thing! Maputo is getting more and more used to the idea and of seeing the CMM group pass by. With each edition our will to go further increases, making everything possible, respecting eachother, to make circulation around town easier and environmentally friendly.

So, all there is to say is TRY TO COME THIS TIME and help this city be better! To the CMM veterans, you know the drill, same spot same time! Move it!

Monday, 26 April 2010

I see them in the early morning and at late night with no lights or reflective vests. If you consider that many streets don’t have the public illumination working, it seems very dangerous for them as easily they are not seen by drivers.

Is out there any cyclists organization, group or company that wants to offer some support or ideas how to improve this situation and put Mozambican cyclists in a safer condition?